Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Outpatient Physiotherapy team in CUH as a Musculoskeletal Specialist. Our specialists will work in the Outpatients department with a dedicated clinical caseload and will also have the opportunity to work as First Contact Practitioner (FCP).  We already have an established team of FCP working across Cambridge who receive support from our service by a Consultant Physiotherapist and an FCP Clinical Lead to provide supervision and support to gain roadmap completion.

The role will be part of delivering services within our trust including specialist assessment and advice, direct clinical caseload management and outreach clinics. It will also involve gaining team leading skills and sharing learning with our large cohort of Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Outpatient specialists in pain, pelvic health, paediatrics, neurology, ortho trauma and cancer exercise rehabilitation.

You will have proven knowledge and skills in the management of musculoskeletal therapy and be expected to lead in service development and evaluation, student training and staff appraisal, as well as manage a caseload of patients.

The team is friendly and dedicated towards the delivery of an excellent service for all our users, as well as constantly looking at better ways to provide a service. We also have access to well-equipped gym areas and hydrotherapy facilities.

Opportunities for secondment / fixed term contracts may be considered.

Main duties of the job

To be part of delivering services within Primary Care to PCN’s as First Contact Practitioners and to support other MSK Services within Cambridge University Hospital Physiotherapy Outpatient Department.

To have proven knowledge and skills in the management of musculoskeletal therapy and be expected to lead in service development and evaluation, and staff appraisal, as well as manage a caseload of patients.

To perform highly specialist physiotherapeutic assessment and analysis of medical investigations of patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions.

To triage patients on behalf of Physiotherapy and may include onward referrals to other specialities as appropriate.

To act as a source of expertise on the physiotherapeutic management of Musculoskeletal conditions.

To undertake management of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy / FCP Team, including co-coordinating workloads, delegating duties, appraising and mentoring and recruitment and selection.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.